The UK uses around two billion cotton buds annually, according to the BBC. And research conducted by YouGov found that 62 per cent of Brits use cotton buds to clean their ears. But one doctor has ...

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Cotton buds are widely available in every home for cleaning ears, but many people are shocked to discover that they might have a major impact on their hearing. Cotton buds could give off a fleeting ...

At some point or another, we've probably used cotton buds to clean our ears. After all, they seem to easily fit to do the job, and it can be really annoying when your ears feel like they just need ...

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There are chances that cotton buds are laden with bacteria and germs, which increase the possibility of ear contamination. This can lead to infections, which can cause pain, inflammation ...

You may have heard the warning never to put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear, or shuddered at the story of a friend’s friend who ruptured her eardrum with a cotton bud. While eardrum ...

Mothers using cotton buds to clean the ears of their babies are exposing them to the risk of hearing loss, an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist, Dr. Bunmilola Oyeleye-Bello has warned. Oyeleye ...

Cotton buds are perhaps the most common tool used by children to clean their ears. But they may be doing more harm than good, says a paper published in the National Library of Medicine.